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package opennlp.textgrounder.topo.gaz;

import java.util.List;

import opennlp.textgrounder.topo.Location;

/**
 * Represents a mapping from toponym strings to lists of location candidates.
 *
 * @author Travis Brown <travis.brown@mail.utexas.edu>
 */
public interface Gazetteer {
  /**
   * Lookup a toponym in the gazetteer, returning null if no candidate list is
   * found.
   */
  public List<Location> lookup(String query);
}

